Opening up an office in HK

[Miss Pixie]

Hi all,

I am helping my company set-up an office along with a local colleague. When talking about location, he is very instant that our address is "good", which in my books means expensive, small and no windows!

Does location matter? We are a kind of consultancy, and will not have our clients actually visiting our offices - ever.

If it is a cultural thing, could someone please explain it to me? Any suggestions of what a "good address" is would be great.

Thanks,
Miss Pixie

[chimo]

If Central/Admiralty are out of your budget, then go for Wan Chai or Sheung Wan. You can go even further to Lai Chi Kok or Cheung Sha Wan (but on Kowloon side) and save even more money. Of course, there are many other places, but they can be inconvenient depending on where you live.

IMO if you have a client base that is overseas and they will never visit, then who cares about your address.

[octarine]

It's easy enough to get your mail forwarded from a 'Good' address to anywhere you like.

[psjylife]

We have an office in cbw, not too expensive and with windows

I second Sheung Wan otherwise, where it seems to me that there are a lot of new office building being built at the moment.

Good luck for your installation ! :-)

[Swell]

Most offices will have windows, just no view

A perceived 'good' location really depends on the industry you are in and the image you want to give to clients (esp. if local), even if they won't be visiting. Do you need to be in a business district or ok with industrial estates such as Chai Wan or Cheung Sha Wan?

Another factor is the size of your office. Even the grade B offices I've looked at around Central/Admiralty/Sheung Wan tend to be quite big, 1000square feet or more. If you need something smaller and cheaper, you should consider Wan Chai and North Point which is still convenient in terms of transport. Sorry, not familiar with Kowloon side.

[mamamia]

office means = good feng shui ... especially true when you have a local partner

[Miss Pixie]

There seems to be an emphasis on impressive written address. Just wondering if this is the norm, linked to any cultural values.

How can I gain a better understand of what good feng shui is, just trying to figure out where my local counterpart is coming from and how I can better understand his values.

MP